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‘People are scared their neighbours will call the police on them’: how the hosepipe ban got caught up in the culture wars

While many people in the UK recognise the need to preserve water, others are furious and planning to flout the ban in their area. The target of their anger? Failing water companies and frighteningly thirsty datacentres

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Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

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Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

Scientists believe sunfish-smashing behaviour could be form of entertainment or to help younger whales feed

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Climate change has intensified Europe's risk of drought, scientists say

Human-caused climate change has intensified Europe's drought by making extreme heat, rather than low rainfall, the main driver of exceptionally dry conditions, an international team of scientists said on Thursday, warning that a warmer atmosphere is sharply increasing drought and wildfire risks.

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Le changement climatique et ses chaleurs extrêmes aggravent la sécheresse en Europe

La chaleur extrême, davantage que le manque de précipitations, est en train de devenir le principal facteur de sécheresse sur le continent européen, selon une étude du réseau de scientifiques World Weather Attribution publiée jeudi.

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One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide

Up to 25 tonnes of nurdles, the raw material for plastic manufacturing, have spread further than initially feared

The Guardian - UK

Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science

Research identifies 808,585 viral genomes belonging to what scientists estimate to be 362,802 different viruses

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Food price fears after Europe’s heatwave destroys estimated €2bn of crops

Record June temperatures expected to cut grain harvest by 9m tonnes to its lowest level since 2018

The Guardian - UK

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close

The Guardian - UK

This optical illusion is rarer than a rainbow and tricky to see in Australia. So what actually is a fogbow?

Visible when the sun is behind you and the fog is ahead, conditions have to be ‘right in the Goldilocks spot’ to see a fogbow

The Guardian - AU

World’s largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion

Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rights

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: With a flick of its tail, the fragile baby lobster vanishes into a rock pool

Trevone Bay, Cornwall: The odds of survival of these juveniles raised in a hatchery are 1,000 times greater than if they had been born in the wild

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‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England

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Millions face long-term coastal flooding risk in UK without climate action, scientists warn

A ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ suggests need for large-scale movement of populations away from reshaped coast

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Thames Water joins hosepipe ban as England and Wales approach drought status

About 23 million people across country affected by water-saving measures with ‘prolonged dry weather’ in eight areas

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How can I water my garden in a hosepipe ban and will there be drought this summer?

Millions of people in southern England and parts of Wales face restrictions after prolonged periods of hot weather

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Country diary: I’m immersed in the rich, chromatic aura of a summer meadow

Hartington Meadows, Derbyshire: Amid a complex reticulation of stalks, stems, blooms and leaves, the right response might be to drop down before it

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Climate and rock art advocates take on Woodside’s ‘carbon bomb’ WA gas project in federal court

Albanese government’s approval of North West Shelf gas extension being challenged by the Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art

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Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’

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Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record

Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’

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British workplaces and schools have to adapt to keep employees and pupils safe

Letters: Ruth Wilkinson on employers’ need to safeguard staff during heatwaves, and Christine Özden on keeping children safe in overheated schools

The Guardian - UK

‘My shirt was wringing’: National Express bus drivers speak out on 40C conditions

Drivers in West Midlands say buses ‘unbearable’ during heatwaves, raising employee and passenger safety fears

The Guardian - US

Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer

EPA tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge not a significant threat to public

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Weather tracker: Flooding and landslides hit large parts of Asia

Torrential rain has battered Vietnam, southern China and South Korea, leading to multiple deaths

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Beaver-style flood defences take root amid a hosepipe ban

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Underfoot the ground is as hard as metal, while the council’s ‘leaky dams’ are set for the next deluge

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